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On the 16th foul of the game, the ref pulled out a yellow card for Rice.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026 Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026 By contrast, the former dances along (and often slips foul of) the line that divides the examination of ego from the exercise of it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2026 With almost an entire third quarter left to play, young Wizards center Alex Sarr picked up his fifth foul of the night at Chase Center.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foul of